Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Mar 2006
Review Meta AnalysisAntibiotics to improve recovery following tonsillectomy: a systematic review.
To determine if antibiotics improve recovery following tonsillectomy. ⋯ A-1a.
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Mar 2006
An otolaryngology, neurology, allergy, and primary care consensus on diagnosis and treatment of sinus headache.
While "sinus" headache is a widely accepted clinical diagnosis, many medical specialists consider it to be an uncommon cause of recurrent headaches. Unnecessary diagnostic studies, surgical interventions, and medical treatments are often the result of the inappropriate diagnosis of sinus headache. Both the International Headache Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery have attempted to characterize conditions leading to headaches of rhinogenic origin. ⋯ Clinical trial data are presented which clearly indicate that the majority of sinus headaches can actually be classified as migraines. This committee reviewed scientific evidence available from multiple disciplines and concludes that considerable research and clinical study are needed to further understand and explain the role of nasal pathology and autonomic activation in migraine and headaches of rhinogenic origin. However, there was a consensus from this group that greater diagnostic and therapeutic attention needs to be given to patients complaining of sinus headache that may indeed be due to the nose.
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Mar 2006
Relevance of skip metastases for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue and the floor of the mouth.
To analyze the therapeutic implications of the distribution of neck metastases (NM) in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue and the floor of the mouth (FOM). ⋯ C-4.